American Sleep Lyrics

American Sleep

MISTRESS OF ICES, STYGIAN SKATER,
SCRIBING DEVICES, DANCING ON SABERS.
SO
VERY RELENTLESS, COUNTING THE SHEEP.
ELECTRICAL FENCES, AMERICANS
LEAP.

PARAMORPHEUS, SOMNAMBULATING,
DREAM SCARABAEUS IN CHORUS
REFRAINING,
SO VERY RELENTLESS, COUNTING THE SHEEP.
ELECTRICAL FENCES,
AMERICANS LEAP.

ONE, TWO, FISHERMAN'S STEW
BOILED ON TIMBER AND
STIRRED WITH A BROOM.
THREE, FOUR, POUR IT ON THE FLOOR,
FEED ALL THE
BEASTIES AND COOK UP SOME MORE.
FIVE, SIX, MORTAR AND BRICK,
WEAKER THAN
IRON, BUT STRONGER THAN STICKS.
SEVEN, EIGHT, LOCK UP THE GATE,
NOTHING
TO DO BUT TO SIT AND TO WAIT.
NINE, TEN, DO IT AGAIN,
BUN IN THE OVEN, A
WOLF IN THE DEN.

COMPANION CHIMERA, LETHEAN GRAZER,
PAUSING TO HERALD
MISTRESS ON SABERS.
SO VERY RELENTLESS, COUNTING THE SHEEP.
ELECTRICAL
FENCES AMERICANS LEAP.